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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts performed by undivided co-owners.

Article 815-2

Any undivided co-owner may take the measures necessary for the conservation of the undivided property even if they are not of an emergency nature. He may use for this purpose the undivided property fu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Formation of the company.

Article R210-8

After registration in the Trade and Companies Register, the formation of the company is advertised in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales, in accordance with Article R. 123-155.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Formation of the company.

Article R210-7

When a société par actions with a public offering is formed, the acts performed on behalf of the company being formed in accordance with the second paragraph of Article L. 210-6 are submitted to the c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Formation of the company.

Article R210-6

When a joint stock company is formed without a public offer, or by means of a public offer mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or Article L. 411-2-1 of the sam…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Formation of the company.

Article R210-3

When the other formalities for the formation of the company have been completed, a notice is inserted in a medium authorised to receive legal announcements in the département of the registered office.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Formation of the company.

Article R210-4

The notice referred to in

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Formation of the company.

Article R210-2

The term of the company runs from the date of its registration in the Trade and Companies Register. It may be extended once or several times, without each extension exceeding ninety-nine years.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Formation of the company.

Article R210-5

When a limited liability company is formed, a statement of the acts performed on behalf of the company being formed, with an indication, for each of them, of the commitment that would result for the c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constituent agreement and internal regulations

Article R6132-2

The rules of procedure are drawn up and adopted by the Strategic Committee, after consultation with the joint bodies and, in accordance with their respective remits, with the bodies of the institution…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to economic and financial control

Article R112-26

The National Sports Agency is subject to economic and financial control by the State under the conditions laid down by decree no. 55-733 of 26 May 1955. An order of the ministers responsible for the e…

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